Aaron Rodgers: I almost quit football

Aaron Rodgers on the disappointment and second-guessing that came with every rejection letter from Division I college football programs, considering baseball as an alternative and playing his freshman year for Butte College
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[@777McLovin777]

Aaron Rodgers has that same chip on his shoulder every great player has. Can tell not getting recruited out of high school still pisses him off.

[@047Kenny]

LDaniel St can tell him sitting in the draft room bothers him. Still playing.... like he’s still trying to prove something...

[@alansenzaki4148]

He's still pissed that san francisco passed on him...but enjoys how they looked like fools and rightfully so.

[@donsolos]

Rodgers has admitted these things dont motivate them like they used to. He like most players has to look other where after some time for motivation.

[@vincent513]

Graham looks like he just climbed out of his coffin with all that makeup.

[@yallmad3043]

Vincent that’s his natural skin bih

[@MrSmokincodz]

@@yallmad3043 its not hes wearing makeup

[@theasianpro5623]

Its a coincidence that i had an Aaron Rodgers statefarm ad before this lol

[@BIankFace-]

japinotv same

[@quirkyharley9959]

blank face me three

[@mike826sports8]

japinotv me four

[@j3x144]

japinotv me 2

[@andrewschulzsd]

japinotv same

[@Kyle-cm1ts]

Aaron has a 12 year old's haircut.

[@PSIII187]

"How old am I? Between 12 and 32."

[@zakariahlafreniere8347]

Caveman style...

[@vankai6817]

Pretty comfy though

[@gainmoneycuzz2]

Lmao

[@_Tommmmmm_]

Kyle54 it’s low maintenance

[@rapplug4752]

Graham, these interviews are great man keep it up.

[@fabioj-]

Aaron Rodgers ad on an aaron rodgers video

[@BuckingBadger]

Same here

[@tcwtrampolinechampionshipw3357]

Me too

[@fabioj-]

Is it the one talking to Randall Cobb lol

[@BuckingBadger]

Yep

[@fabioj-]

I got one with Clay Mathews now lol

[@Random-ie6op]

At 2:30 he says " you were pitching in the low 90's, nigga"😂😂😂

[@nateairulla]

This grahm dude is covered in makeup

[@anthonyvasquez6246]

Nate Airulla LMFAO foreal..

[@milanbhattarai1820]

dinkle lol

[@necatiozyakup9058]

Robert Dinkle my Dick is shiny too

[@o0TylerDurden0o]

And Aaron was digging it.

[@HockeyFan102]

Bellator Veritatis attention seeker 😂

[@RETRO_BELL]

Graham's make-up looks like it was done by a mortician.

[@smoke2331]

RHETT BELL 😂😂😂😂😂💙

[@rojointernationaltractor]

Graham looks like a ken doll and Rodgers looks like he's in fourth grade

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

Aaron Rodgers not getting D1 offer is more impressive than Brady getting drafted 199th

[@carpthediem2076]

Nice make up graham. Let's tone it down huh bud..

[@JacaboBlanco]

CarpThe Diem I know! God damn. He is doing way too much 😂

[@yikes4946]

who gives a shit

[@alexj8162]

hahaha

[@IaMCdN1]

Lol definitely overdone on this one, no need bro keep it real

[@jasonervin8774]

I was reading these comments and then looked up at 1:36 and shot snot out my nose..he looks like he getting a glamour shot from the 90's

[@jagvike4327]

Cargo's and a T-Shirt, vs the full suit xD

[@zakariahlafreniere8347]

No style is Cal style

[@democratssuck9856]

Hes wearing the shirt of the college that gave him a shot after HS. Quit your fucking bitching.

[@Devlins10]

@@democratssuck9856 lol settle there soldier I'd hate to see you react if someone was actually bitching.

[@Paulsicles]

Graham lip gloss is poppin'.

[@501764727]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL!!!!

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Aaron Rodgers looks like Lorne Malvo (from season 1 of Fargo) mixed with Ryan Howard and Michael Scott (from The Office)

[@thecaptain871]

I'm a Purdue alum. Freaking idiots for rejecting Aaron Rodgers!!! God, we could've continued the trend of having well-known QB's from our school. Bob Griese, Drew Bees and Aaron Rodgers! What could've been...

[@Matthew-qy7op]

Wow, could you imagine if Rodgers was a Badger? Man I think he might have been a Heisman candidate

[@qbfilmroom7202]

THANK YOU JEFF TEDFORD FOR making the trip to Butte on a monday in 2002.

[@zayzaysmallz5692]

Imagine not giving Rodgers a scholarship for your school to play football 🤣

[@jbjacobs9514]

That is nothing new, to be honest. There are a lot of QBs who have mentioned that.

[@Jdot2tact]

The greatest QBs ever for overlooked and under recruited ( Besides Manning)

[@jerryschutte6970]

I live 25 miles from The U of Illinois. We have and basically have always had a bad FB team. This totally explains why. The guy goes to Cal and almost wins the Heisman and was easily the most talented QB in the 2005 Draft!!

[@MentosProductions]

"My job is to speak to clients about quantities and type of copier paper.."

[@jonathanlopez2650]

JohnFarooq The Office . Jim "oh god I'm boring myself"

[@ayalanumber3]

JohnFarooq "we are not in the paper business, we are in the people business."

[@joeyschoonover7283]

I did not know UW WI heavily recruited Rogers. During those years when he was in colleges WI Madison had top ranked running and defense. With an Aaron Rogers we would have gone to Rose bowl every year or maybe the National Champion. We were close once at that time.

[@jacobcisneros1395]

as a bears fan, this dude shoulda quit 🥲

[@jbjacobs9514]

LOL

[@williamclay1792]

Wear enough make up damn

[@robert1745]

Zakariah Lafreniere quite obsessed with sex... do you have something to tell us?

[@joshdanielsjr]

I don't think he put enough lipstick on lol

[@brianmcminn6173]

That's my team, that's my qb 😢😢😢

[@erichodge3935]

Nice work ARod! Love the shirt

[@theinspectorteam]

Just plain uncomfortable looking at the camerawork continually showing the pensive, lip-gloss laden Graham. Looked like a Soap Opera audition. Weird.

[@xmac31justadude58]

Greg Bryan Get some rest

[@aoclive6710]

Greg Bryan this guy has had more male semen on his face than Jenna Jameson

[@mikef6040]

Graham you were 24 when this was aired? WOW. You are a great inspiration.

[@bringit2099]

Wisconsin didnt want to give aaron a scholar and now he's a star in Wisconsin. Eat that wisconsin.

[@thewitty1745]

Bringit 209 sounds like a Michigan or Ohio state fan

[@James-gn2tf]

eat that wisconsin but aaron is a star in wisconsin so i think they got the last laugh

[@kdmfinn]

Great comments from Mr. Rodgers. I gained some new respect for him as a player and person. Seems to be a humble guy and appreciated his honesty.

[@djpak1]

he definitely quit getting haircuts

[@brettfavreify]

December in Green Bay means you keep the shag on.

[@krish1281]

Olivia likes that haircut when he's inside her.

[@zakariahlafreniere8347]

Caveman style

[@coko9186]

Good for him.

[@lindseyburns1019]

I think it's sexy.

[@GreenDay1981]

Reminds me of the old commercial that shows a kid playing a young Jimi Hendrix standing in the middle of the road. On one side of him is a guitar shop and on the other side of him is an according shop. He walks to the guitar store and the words "Whew! That was close" appear on the screen.

[@temperedglass1130]

That dude is wearing so much bright pink lipstick it is literally reflecting light and shining.

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

Purdue: you’re a disgrace to the sport A Rod: and I took that personal

[@CT-8024]

Oooh you must really hate him to give him that nickname! Alex Rodriguez is a terrible human and a discredit to the sport of baseball and I'm saying that as a Yankees fan of 30+ years. Aaron doesn't seem like that bad a guy but this was a different world just 4 short years ago lol. Covid turned the sane crazy and crazy seem to be making sense. Almost like we all woke up on Earth2

[@thiccnasty9687]

Love how I get an Aaron Rodgers ad

[@MrFazelisawsome]

Aaron does have a huge point when mentions his lack of recruitment due to where he's from. Most small rural towns have some talent that is never scouted only because most don't know how to get the proper exposure or it isn't usually a place where college coaches would go. If he had played high school ball in a bigger town things mightve been a little different but things ended up working out and look where he's at now. True definition of not letting where you're from define who you are or limit what you can become.

[@claymac7895]

Baker Mayfield has a very similar story. He obviously isn’t in the same world as Aaron yet but he comes from a very similar story of rejection and motivation.

[@Braselton21]

Butte College :D These Community Colleges are so much nicer than people think.

[@tannerroberts1114]

Wow, Graham really prepared to chat with Aaron Rodgers.

[@Mrsteisag2]

And now he's dating Olivia Munn. Damn.

[@JordanjamesX]

Aaron rodgers is gay.

[@shihlin1]

Olivia was a cover-up and we know now how that ended. Folks, just Google "Kevin Laflisi" and you'll see he was the REAL Love of AR'S life.

[@heywannaplay6094]

Not no more he's fucking Danica Patrick now

[@jenniferthom4066]

CORRECTION...DANIKA PATRICK IS HIS GIRL!

[@potatotomato729]

Graham that's a little too much lip gloss man lol

[@ghyutin3]

Graham rocking the lip gloss boiii

[@yuh5412]

my town is 5 square feet and no one had gotten a d1 d2 scholarships and we go undefeated everyseason

[@trenclen5846]

Graham's face reminds me of that episode of the Simpson's where Homer shoots Marge in the face with a makeup gun

[@xmac31justadude58]

Tren Clen - shoot fish in barrel and you’re neither a hunter or a fisherman. You’re not funny or creative so go shuck your dads corn. Graham slays. If he does it w women’s clothes on we are still gonna watch.

[@8733598]

OMG GRAHAM, 12 LAYERS OF MAKE-UP DUDE , LOOKS LIKE A CHIC'S FACE LMAO

[@TheShanklyboys]

Why is the interviewer always smiling like a Robot. Unnerving.

[@beatlesandoasis6631]

This dude gives some of the best interviews I've ever seen

[@Jigolopuff]

BeatlesAndOasis I think pays these guys money because I've never heard these people answer questions this in depthly

[@thebjm1967]

I love this man

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Terry Bradshaw held a HS javelin record for 10 years. Mahomes was a baseball pitcher. Rodgers pitches. Even RG3 ran track. College recruiters & NFL scouts don’t always look in the right places.

[@mikemccoy3430]

Back in the 70's there was a football recruiter for University of Oklahoma that went to the California High School State Track Championships and would ask the finishers in the 100 yard dash if they wanted to play football at OU.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Mike Mccoy That’s cool!!!

[@gage-uo9pl]

Graham got on enough makeup damn son!!!

[@teej783]

You should see what he wears when he interviews Tom Brady.

[@showtimefountain1020]

Grahams makeup thooooooo😂

[@anyakotecha1274]

look at him now

[@juztinj]

I can smell his breath through my speaker

[@NLSBLN]

Double Make Up on Graham, because Aaron Rodgers didnt want anything.

[@Stranger_In_The_Alps]

A lot of men in the comments are interested in Graham’s makeup 💄

[@SirGbaby]

aye you should have went to claremont mackenna

[@juanayala2132]

why does he look high on the thumbnail?

[@LongueTiedNoLunger]

Aaron would've looked great in an ILLINI jersey. Smart move by Ron Turner to offer him. But it was cool to see him with the NorCal state school. Was Marshawn Lynch in his backfield?

[@bardesy116]

He seems so much like wentworth Miller in the way he speaks

[@MarkSixbey]

This channel is like VLAD TV for sports

[@vegeta9411]

49ers shot themselves on the foot, but who know if would have had a great career with them.

[@blackcoffee5701]

Rams: Legacy is coming he wouldn't get all the calls that he does with GB if he was with Santa Clara

[@graylobo133]

JUCO players always the best!

[@dominickjimenez2778]

hell ya rep chico CA and butte college baby 530

[@gannonsilva3514]

Aaron Rodgers discount double check

[@TrillFrrr]

aaron rodgers look like he gets screamed at by his wife in public

[@nicklazovic1920]

Trill hahahaha how could someone have that look 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@LibraDiCaprio]

the outfit

[@theboilingfrog7348]

What Aaron Rodgers looks like being interviewed by an animated Madam Tussaud's waxwork model.

[@chriseatstoast1309]

There was an Aaron Rodgers as right before this video

[@themadlad8540]

not comparing because he has a long way too go . but this reminds me of Baker Mayfield.

[@millmoormichael6630]

Huge fan.. Still pissed he isn’t a Niner.

[@dw-fl5cn]

FYI Aaron likes to misrepresent the fact that the Occidental Football coaches encouraged Aaron to go to a junior college because his grades were not good enough to be admitted there without raising his grades at a junior college.

[@TruthOperator81]

Lmao what the fuck Purdue. Damn we can't do anything right lol

[@jameslougheed6605]

not Favre🤗

[@roccoquerequincia4330]

I love near Chico so it’s crazy that he went to school right near I live

[@BackToOrthodoxy]

Is this interviewer related to Joel Osteen?

[@standardofexcellence]

Back to Orthodoxy zakariah he went to poopchute university

[@johnnyyang5024]

That's my quarterback, Super Bowl Champion 🏆 and Super Bowl MVP Aaron Freaking Rodgers, go Packers 🏆 .........

[@user-sv4gz8pj8z]

What the hell is he wearing? lol I still love daddy

[@user-sv4gz8pj8z]

Hymn from Boston true. I live in Milwaukee though

[@viciousvigilante4985]

Hymn from Boston LMFAOOOO u cought that too!!!

[@user-sv4gz8pj8z]

GumGumNuke of course dad

[@joshmad]

Rodgers looking like Tom Green

[@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190]

After disrespecting the Country he should be fired, forget quitting.

[@kaderiahtaylor2126]

Str8 outta oroville,chico tryna make it to the nfl

[@NoStress90s]

Rodgers add on a Rodgers video lmao

[@MrRampagingRobot]

Does Graham age?

[@cristianloera3394]

gopackgo

[@501764727]

If Tom Selleck is wondering where his Magnum PI mustache went,..... Rodgers is borrowing em for eye brows.

[@VicInNocal]

These guys who never give up, who went unrecruited or undrafted, are inspiring.

[@therealtw90]

Anyone see Lizzy Caplan in his face?

[@NASkeywest]

Graham came straight from a Drag show it looks like.

[@Skoshi33]

How recent is this interview?

[@kawabunga1029]

Skoshi33 very*

[@jimmychanga4130]

2010

[@yoeltedros8654]

Skoshi33 a week okd

[@yoeltedros8654]

Skoshi33 old*

[@packersfan1905]

go packers!!!

[@provenknowledge]

Awesome 👏

[@shivpatel1462]

We went to same high school

[@aquatube6018]

Hi

[@jopete681]

The interviewer has lipstick on 😂😂😂

[@vj8562]

The difference in attire here lol

[@jonhohensee3258]

Does Graham wear lip gloss?

[@LavarBall-eu2wy]

Jon Hohensee yes

[@thecrowseye5384]

Jon Hohensee And Summers Eve..

[@niere26]

Everyone hating on Graham's natural glow...

[@theguyandassociates]

Graham sure looks pretty😘

[@HAHBAH]

Graham with the lip gloss on fleek

[@HankDCFC]

Why is the interviewer wearing lipstick?

[@orangecrayon1617]

That's chapstick hun

[@filmaker256]

His commercials are like a second career for him

[@seheadhunter50]

Shows you how STUPID coaches can be, good thing they recruit more small schools now in the NFL. College should take notes.